Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency’s...
Baraa Anwer & Sarah El Deeb
AP / October 31, 2024
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in...
‘Genocide as colonial erasure’: U.N. expert Francesca Albanese on Israel’s ‘intent to destroy’ Gaza
Democracy Now! / October 31, 2024
Guest : Francesca Albanese – United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in occupied Palestinian territory.
Links : Report: "Genocide as Colonial Erasure"
We are joined by U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, who says Israel is committing genocide on Palestinians in...
Gaza: cooking ‘fake potatoes’ for my son
Nour Abu Dan
The Electronic Intifada / October 31, 2024
We all hold on to special dates that remain etched in our memories – a loved one’s birthday, a success story or a wedding anniversary. One unforgettable date for me, 3 September 2024, marks the day my children, 3-year-old Abdul Kareem...
[VIDEO] Haaretz publisher called for sanctions against Israeli leaders
Middle East Eye / October 31, 2024
‘A Palestinian state must be established, and the only to achieve this is to apply sanctions against Israel.’ Haaretz publisher called for sanctions against Israeli leaders who oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state, describing the policies as an ‘apartheid regime’.
VIDEO : https://x.com/MiddleEastEye/status/1851995332722545094
UN: Over 11,000 pregnant women in Lebanon at risk due to Israel’s aggression
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / October 31, 2024
Over 1,000 are expected to give birth soon, with fewer and fewer health facilities to turn to.
Thousands of pregnant people are being impacted by Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Lebanon, according to the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, with pregnant people facing fewer...
‘The Arabs [Palestinians] will disappear’: emboldened Jewish settlers eye return to Gaza
Bethan McKernan, Ruth Michaelson & Quique Kierszenbaum
The Guardian / October 31, 2024
Once dismissed as the pipe dream of fringe extremists, the idea of resettling Gaza has gained momentum.
From a few points on the periphery between Israel and Gaza, it is possible to see the bombed-out ruins of the besieged...
Gaza: can the UN suspend Israel over its treatment of Palestinians ? – it’s...
Aidan Hehir
The Conversation / October 31, 2024
“Where is the UN?” is a question that has often been asked since the start of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. As the death toll rises and the conflict spreads, the UN appears woefully unable to fulfil its mandate to save humanity “from...
Israel’s relations with the UN hit a new low with UNRWA ban
Lisa Strömbom
The Conversation / October 31, 2024
Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (UNRWA) –...
‘The Arabs [Palestinians] will disappear’: emboldened Jewish settlers eye return to Gaza
Bethan McKernan, Ruth Michaelson & Quique Kierszenbaum
The Guardian / October 31, 2024
Once dismissed as the pipe dream of fringe Jewish extremists, the idea of resettling Gaza has gained momentum.
From a few points on the periphery between Israel and Gaza, it is possible to see the bombed-out ruins of the...
The UN warns famine is likely in Gaza – what do malnutrition and hunger...
Clare Dix & Helen Truby
The Conversation / October 30, 2024
The risk of famine looms in Gaza. International monitors warn more than 90% of the population face acute food insecurity, meaning their inability to eat enough food puts them in immediate danger of starvation. The number experiencing “catastrophic” hunger is...
